Belt-loop.



M. T. BRAGKEA. v

BELT LOOP.

ABPLIGATIQN FILED SEPT. s, 1910.

996,203. 'Patented June 27, 1911.

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IVIATI-IIAS J. BRACKE, 0F LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA.

BELT-LOOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1911.

Application filed September 3, 1910. Serial No. 580,435.

T o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MATHIAS J. BRACKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Little Falls, in the county of Morrison andState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBelt-Loops, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to belt loops and is primarily designed toprovide one of the above class which may be easily and quickly attachedto the trousers for use, the same being constructed in a simple andeicient manner and thereby producing a device which can stand much wear.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinaftermore fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a rear view of the device illustratingthe pin member in its engaged position. F ig. 2 is a longitudinalsection disclosing more clearly the detail construction of the presentinvention; Fig. 3 is a perspective illustrating how the inventionappears before applying to the garment. Fig. l is a view illustratinghow the device is attached or secured to the garment.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the materialfrom which the body of the belt loop is made, the same consisting ofleather, fabric or other materials such as is desired. Each end of thebody l is reinforced by being provided with metallic reinforcing tips orcaps 2 and 2 which are pressed on the material so as to bind. One sideof the tip or cap 2 is provided with a pair of parallel slots so as toform a binding or retaining strip 3 intermediate the slots. A pin orretaining member 4 which is notched at its larger end is inserted underthe binding or retaining strip 3 until the latter engages in the notchedportion of said pin. The portions of the tip 2 on each side of thebinding strip are forced downwardly at the insertion of the pin so as tobind upon the body and thus exert a greater binding pressure forretaining said tip or cap to said body. The cap or tip on the oppositeextremity of the body is provided with a single curved slot 5 and thematerial on one side of said slot is forced upwardly to form a guard forthe point of the pin while the opposite side is slightly depressed onthe body. By this construction the pin point is more easily insertedbesides forming a further binding means for retaining the said tip tothe body.

In applying the belt loop to the trousers or other wearing apparel thepin is passed into and out of the garment and after a tension is putupon the body l, the pin point is inserted in the opening provided inthe cap or tip 2. The approximate length of the belt loop when in a beltholding position is the distance between the inner edges of thestrengthening or reinforcing tips. It will be observed that byconstructing a belt loop of the above description the reinforcing endwill retain the body of the loop in a taut position thus producing agood effect upon the trousers or other wearing apparel to which the samemay be applied.

Having thus fully described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a device of the class described, a belt loop comprising a bodyportion, reinforcing tips secured to said body portion, one of said tipshaving a retaining strip, a retaining member provided with a notchedportion adapted to be engaged by said retaining strip, a pin guardformed in the other of said tips by slitting said tip and raising aportion of the tip on one side of said slit, said raised portion beingadapted to engage said pin, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATI-IIAS J. BRACKE.

Witnesses:

MATTIE BRACKE, N. N. BERGHEIM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

